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Merit Badge, Sapwoods, Drew Black and Dirty Electric at Record Bar

A couple weeks back we caught a great show down at Record Bar. The lineup featured: Merit Badge, the Sapwoods, and Drew Black and Dirty Electric.  The band Merit Badge made their debut.  Billed as "Instrumental boy scout rock" they played a set of rock and roll tunes all featuring...

New Year, the Friday After with: Me Like Bees, Electric Lungs and The Westerners

Over at the Record Bar on Friday of the new year, there was yet another great show on tap.  This time around the show featured fellow travelers Me Like Bees and the Westerners with local punks Electric Lungs.  Here's some images: Click for more of the Westerners Click for more Electric Lungs Click...

NYE: Record Bar with Radkey, Drop A Grand, Bummer and Mace Batons

We rang in the New Year at Record Bar with an excellent selection of hard rockin, punk infused, thrash tunes by the bands Radkey, Drop A Grand, Bummer and Mace Batons.  It was a loud night with ice cold beer, good vibes and a new year. Check it out: Click for...

The Clementines, Katy Guillen and the Girls at Coda

Back around Christmas, we caught a great show full of blues, rock and soul from a couple of great local bands at Coda.  Miry Wild opened the show, but we didn't make it down until the Clementines set.  The evening finished with Katy Guillen and the Girls. It was a...

Mark Manning’s 10th Anniversary Party at Davey’s Uptown

Back on Dec 12, The fine folks at KKFI hosted a party for Mark Manning in honor of his 10 years of hosting the "Wednesday Midday Medley" on KKFI.  It was well attended event of music fans, friends, family and well-wishers. The bands on the bill included: The Pedaljets, Dolls on...

The Brick: Faultfinder, Lazy, Vertigone, Jorge Arana Trio

Back at the end of November, (Sorry, we're that far behind) we caught a show at the Brick featuring an 'eclectic lineup' to be put it lightly.  The show featured: Faultfinder, Lazy, Vertigone, and Jorge Arana Trio. See more Faultfinder Faultfinder's sound is that of a really heavy thrash metal, sludge vibe....

Starhaven Rounders at the Brick

Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the Brick, honky tonk country tunes were stirring courtesy of the Starhaven Rounders.  The show featured two sets of country standards that any classic country lover would appreciate.  Here's some images: Click to see more Starhaven Rounders For more local music news and events...